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Wooden inner coffin of Nestawedjat

The mummy of Nestawedjat, daughter of Djedmutefankh, was enc…
Wooden inner-coffin of Irtyru

The British Museum acquired its first mummy and coffin in 17…
Wooden mallet

The wooden mallet combined the functions of the modern malle…
Wooden model of a granary with figures

Many tombs of junior officials, who were not able to afford …
Wooden model of a man ploughing with oxen

This model was originally placed in a tomb. Models showing v…
Wooden model of servants preparing food

Small wooden models of servants were often placed in tombs f…
Wooden papyrus-shaped lamp stand

Egyptian houses were usually lit by means of simple pottery …
Wooden peg shabti

Shabti figures were placed in Egyptian tombs from the late M…
Wooden plough

Fields were prepared for cultivation after the annual inunda…
Wooden sickle with flint blades

Cereal crops were harvested by gangs of men using curved sic…
Wooden statue from the tomb of Ramesses I

This wooden statue, from the tomb of Ramesses I, is similar …
Wooden statue from the tomb of Ramesses IX

This wooden statue, from the tomb of Ramesses IX (1126-1108 …
Wooden stela of Deniuenkhonsu

This stela was made for a woman named Deniuenkhonsu, a music…
Wooden stela of Nakhtefmut

The tombs of the élite in New Kingdom (1550-1070 BC) Thebes …
Wooden stela of Tjenetdiashakhet

Stelae , usually carved from stone, were a part of tomb desi…
Wooden stool

Small stools of this type were probably used by craftsmen to…
Wooden stool

The elaborate nature of this stool suggests it was made for …
Wooden table

The three-legged table was not very common in Egypt until Gr…
Wooden tomb statue of Tjeti

Tjeti must have been both important and wealthy to have comm…
Wooden toy cat

Cats may have been kept as pets as early as the fourth mille…
Wooden writing board and text of the Words of Khakheperresoneb

The main uses of writing boards in ancient Egypt included wr…
A wooden figure, by Lyonel Grant

Maori wood carving is now flourishing, despite a decline at …
Abalone shell and glass necklace

The necklace is composed of fourteen plaques of abalone shel…
Alderwood gull mask

This wooden mask is decorated with flicker feathers. It also…
Alderwood mask of a woman of high rank, possibly Djiláquons

This Haida mask proclaims the high status of the woman depic…
Alderwood model canoe

This model canoe is carved from a single piece of alderwood,…
Altar of the Hand

Like many West African peoples, the Edo of Benin see the var…
Antler wrist guards

Wrist guards such as these are extremely rare but served a u…
Appliqué hanging for the doorway of a tent

This canvas-backed appliqué hanging was designed in two halv…
Akan-style drum

It was probably brought from Africa to America on the middle…
Axe with iron blade

Until the second half of the nineteenth century central Afri…
Bamboo mouth harp

Often known in Emglish as a Jew's harp, the mouth harp is an…
Bark basket (saranip)

Baskets are commonly found in museum collections of Ainu mat…
Bark buckets

These buckets are excellent examples of the resourcefulness …
Bark carving representing an emu

This is a unique surviving Aboriginal ceremonial carving. It…
Bark etching of a kangaroo hunt

This is one of the earliest surviving Aboriginal bark etchin…
Bark shield

Cut from the bark of a red mangrove tree, it belongs to the …
Barkcloth made by Fletcher Christian's widow

The people of the Society Islands, in common with most other…
Barkcloth strip

Barkcloth, known by the Fijians as or masi , is made by felt…
Basket (kete whakairo)

This basket is plaited from strips of New Zealand flax ( Pho…
Basketry-covered wooden container

This basketry-covered wooden bucket appears to have been col…
Beaded crown (ade ileke)

Beaded and veiled crowns, ade ileke , are traditionally worn…
Beaded pad saddle

The horse was introduced to southern Plains and Great Basin …
Birchbark container

Containers like this are made in much of the circumpolar reg…
Bird kite

This is the oldest surviving example of a Maori bird kite. T…
Birdman boulder

The boulder is carved in low relief with a birdman figure ho…
Birds of the Sandwich Islands, watercolours by Frederick W. Frohawk

The feathers of these small birds, all indigenous to Hawaii,…
Birdskin parka

This birdskin parka was made by the Inughuit of the Smith So…
Birdstone of banded claystone

A birdstone was used as a weight in an atlatl , or throwing …
Black limestone mask

This stone mask, found in the Basin of Mexico, displays a wi…
Blue wool shirt of Louis O'Soup, the Plains Ojibwa or Saulteaux leader

Louis O'Soup (about 1830-1913) wore this shirt when addressi…
Bob Haozous, Apache Necklace

This provocative necklace is by the artist and sculptor Bob …
Bone barking tool

Vast forests of the southern beech tree ( Nothofagus betuloi…
Boy's combination suit (atajuq), made by Catherine Arnatsiaq

This combination suit ( atajuq ) of light and thin caribou s…
Boy's tunic

Boys' survival is crucial for Turkmen nomads. As they grow o…
Bracelet (kupe'e ho'okalakala)

Bracelets from Hawaii are typically made from strings of sea…
Brass anklet (ogba)

In parts of West Africa, anklets made from brass, or solid i…
Brass figure of a Portuguese soldier

This figure is striking for its careful observation of the e…
Brass figure of a Portuguese soldier holding a musket

During the second half of the fifteenth century Portuguese n…
Brass head for use in the worship of Osun

Osun is one of a number of deities worshipped in Benin. His …
Brass head of the Oba of Benin

This head, typical of the late period in Benin art, shows th…
Brass helmet mask for the Ododua ritual

In addition to his executive powers and duties, the Oba (kin…
Brass manilla (bracelet)

Copper bracelets were used to make payments in West Africa b…
Brass plaque of a European

There are over nine hundred plaques of this type in various …
Brass plaque showing the Oba of Benin with attendants

There are over nine hundred plaques of this type in various …
Bride's apron (jocolo)

The Ndebele are Nguni-speaking people who were dispersed dur…
Bronze figure of a hornblower

This figure depicts one of the retinue of the Oba (king) of …
Bronze figure of a huntsman

This bronze figure represents a hunter carrying an antelope …

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